Re: [PATCH] drivers/usb/Config.in

2000-10-11 Thread James Simmons
> James, > > Please let me know if the attached patch helps to clarify this > any (or enough). I tried adding a line between HID and HIDBP > support options, but that didn't work out, so it's not there. Much better. Since the average joe will not look at Config.in but instead read the help thi

Re: [PATCH] drivers/usb/Config.in

2000-10-10 Thread Randy Dunlap
James Simmons wrote: > > Not needed. This is a misunderstanding. Maybe that needs > > some work (in Help maybe), but not this patch. > > Yes please. It can be very misleading. > > > Then if you select USB HID support, that builds the hid driver, > > which handles mice, keyboards, joysticks, ga

Re: [PATCH] drivers/usb/Config.in

2000-10-10 Thread Vojtech Pavlik
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 12:14:11AM -0700, James Simmons wrote: > This patch fixes a minor config error for drivers/usb/Config.in. When you > select USB Human Interface Device (HID) support I assume you should be > able to select a USB mouse and/or USB keyboard. With the current Config.in > you ca

RE: [PATCH] drivers/usb/Config.in

2000-10-09 Thread Dunlap, Randy
> > Then if you select USB HID support, that builds the hid driver, > > which handles mice, keyboards, joysticks, gamepads, speaker > > buttons, any-old-kind-of buttons, toaster buttons, etc. > > > > OTOH, if you want just some basic USB mouse & keyboard support, > > you don't have to use the hid

Re: [PATCH] drivers/usb/Config.in

2000-10-09 Thread Harold Oga
On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 05:19:37PM -0700, Matthew Dharm wrote: >I'm not sure this is correct -- the options that this if conditional >controls are the Keyboard and Mouse _Boot_Protocol_ support, which is >separate form the regular HID support -- I believe it's for motherboards >which can boot from

Re: [PATCH] drivers/usb/Config.in

2000-10-09 Thread Miles Lane
"Dunlap, Randy" wrote: > Then if you select USB HID support, that builds the hid driver, > which handles mice, keyboards, joysticks, gamepads, speaker > buttons, any-old-kind-of buttons, toaster buttons, etc. > > OTOH, if you want just some basic USB mouse & keyboard support, > you don't have

Re: [PATCH] drivers/usb/Config.in

2000-10-09 Thread James Simmons
> > I didn't realize USB had this level of functionality. > > Hrm... I wonder if anyone out there is making USB Toasters That would > be really nice -- have a nice snack waiting for me when I get home, etc. ;) I remember someone made a /dev/coffee to control their coffe machine. Do a searc

Re: [PATCH] drivers/usb/Config.in

2000-10-09 Thread Miles Lane
Matthew Dharm wrote: > > I'm not sure this is correct -- the options that this if conditional > controls are the Keyboard and Mouse _Boot_Protocol_ support, which is > separate form the regular HID support -- I believe it's for motherboards > which can boot from a USB keyboard. > > Can somone on

Re: [PATCH] drivers/usb/Config.in

2000-10-09 Thread Matthew Dharm
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 12:31:08AM -0700, James Simmons wrote: > > Then if you select USB HID support, that builds the hid driver, > > which handles mice, keyboards, joysticks, gamepads, speaker > > buttons, any-old-kind-of buttons, toaster buttons, etc. > > I didn't realize USB had this level of

RE: [PATCH] drivers/usb/Config.in

2000-10-09 Thread James Simmons
> Not needed. This is a misunderstanding. Maybe that needs > some work (in Help maybe), but not this patch. Yes please. It can be very misleading. > Then if you select USB HID support, that builds the hid driver, > which handles mice, keyboards, joysticks, gamepads, speaker > buttons, any-old

RE: [PATCH] drivers/usb/Config.in

2000-10-09 Thread Dunlap, Randy
Not needed. This is a misunderstanding. Maybe that needs some work (in Help maybe), but not this patch. You have the first USB option ("Support for USB") set to Y, right? Then if you select USB HID support, that builds the hid driver, which handles mice, keyboards, joysticks, gamepads, speake

Re: [PATCH] drivers/usb/Config.in

2000-10-09 Thread Alan Cox
> This patch fixes a minor config error for drivers/usb/Config.in. When you > select USB Human Interface Device (HID) support I assume you should be > able to select a USB mouse and/or USB keyboard. With the current Config.in you can't. HIDBP is an alternative the existing code is correct. - T

Re: [PATCH] drivers/usb/Config.in

2000-10-09 Thread Matthew Dharm
I'm not sure this is correct -- the options that this if conditional controls are the Keyboard and Mouse _Boot_Protocol_ support, which is separate form the regular HID support -- I believe it's for motherboards which can boot from a USB keyboard. Can somone on the linux-usb-devel mailinglist com